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- By Sandy Neilly
- The fall weather here in Ontario has been spectacular, perfect
for antique shows and markets. The autumn leaves have provided
a brilliant and beautiful backdrop for antique
hunting excursions in just about any part of our lovely province.
It's a little difficult to believe that it will soon be time
to start wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and
Happy Holidays - wasn't that just a few months ago?
As November approaches we are called upon, once again, to remember
the terrible price that was paid so that we could retain our
freedom. Remembrance Day, on November 11th, is an important day
on our calendars, one that should never, ever be dismissed lightly.
You might recall that last year we interviewed WWII war veteran
MacGregor Roulston in our Out to Lunch feature and through
his personal remembrance we caught a glimpse of his firsthand
involvement in a war that many of us have only read about. This
issue, to honour and pay homage to our fallen soldiers of the
past and present, we have found another "hero" of sorts
right here in our own backyard. Peter was fortunate enough to
have the opportunity to take Harold Carlaw and his wife,
Eilean, "Out to Lunch" in
Campbellford. Harold is the owner and curator of Campbellford’s
Memorial Military Museum. It has been built single-handedly by
Mr. Carlaw and is quite obviously his passion and maybe a little
bit of an obsession - but a wonderful and important one. He has
provided an important link to our past and it's there for all
to partake of - free of charge. All Harold asks is that you take
a moment to pay tribute to our military history and perhaps leave
with a better understanding and greater respect for those who
have served as our protectors.
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- You'll find a sad but enlightening
article on Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD (1872 - 1918)
written by Roy Bassett on Page 11. To further advance
your knowledge on Lt. Col. McCrae you might like to know that
the Guelph Civic Museum is now presenting a traveling exhibition
of Canada’s WWI surgeon and poet (see photo above) who was,
of course, the author of the world famous, heart rending poem,
In Flanders Fields. This important exhibit opens October 5, 2007
and runs until January 6th, 2008 before it moves on. Please call
519-836-1221, ext. 224 for more information or visit guelph.ca/museum.
After viewing the photograph of Lt. Col. McCrae and pondering
the atrocities that those weary eyes had witnessed, I recalled
a portrait of a young soldier we had seen in an antique shop
many years ago. I was reluctant to leave without taking that
soldier home. He looked to be no more than about 14 years old
and our thought was that he had probably lied about his age in
order to enlist. Who was he? Did he ever come home? And why was
that portrait of one so young and so proud to be defending his
country hanging in a shop instead of an honoured place within
a family home? We'll never know the answer to those questions
and when we returned to visit that shop some months later, the
business had closed. I just hope that that brave young lad is
now well placed and with a family who has had time to research
him and, with or without his history, has come to love that innocent
and eager face.
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- Gifts. The time to give and to receive is quickly arriving.
As I get older, both the giving and the receiving of gifts become
more difficult, as there are very few things that any of us really
need. This year, time permitting, I hope to joyfully browse our
many wonderful antique shops and markets and perform the ultimate
act of
“recycling” in our gift giving. Christmas (and any
other family tradition) is always
best celebrated with a touch of nostalgia anyway - in fact, it
is nostalgia in that it
re-creates itself each and every year when we bring out the decorations
and add new to the old, or make the great old recipe that our
grandmother would use
decades ago. We blend the past with our present and hopefully
we come away
with the kind of memories that delight us for years to come.
Receiving an antique
gift is as enjoyable as giving one and the possibilities are
endless. By including
these items from the past in our collections an inevitable bond
is formed that links us to someone from a different era.
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- If time is hard to come by for gift shopping you can't go
wrong with a book for
the collector or antique lover on your shopping list. There is
a wonderful abundance of these to be found and with the help
of some knowledgeable people we have covered a few new books
in our reviews on page 21 that might help you
find something special. The range of subjects these days is nothing
short of
remarkable and if you have access to a computer you can check
out the websites
for that particular subject you're after and likely come up with
many titles to choose from. Who doesn't love a beautiful book?
They are handy, compact and tuck nicely into bookcases, briefcases
and car pockets. They also look wonderful
and inviting on a coffee table (when not stacked more than 12
high). You will find that many of the shops and markets in the
Wayback Times carry an extensive selection of books for you to
choose from.
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- When you turn the pages of this issue you'll find lots of
interesting things to read about. Jay Telfer, however,
is not on Page 10 due to a busy fall season with moving and travelling.
He'll return in issue 74. (See BUZZ re:
Jay ) Also, Jim Ross, our tool expert and enthusiast,
will be contributing the first of his three-part series on tools
beginning with Issue 74 which we're all looking forward to.
Sincere best wishes to all of our good readers, friends and advertisers
for a very Merry Christmas - one filled with warmth and happiness.
Happy holidays to all and - "God bless us, every one."
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- See you next year!
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